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Arkansas State PIRC - The Center for Effective Parenting serves as the Arkansas State Parent Information & Resource Center (PIRC)

Center for Parenting - The Center for Parenting (C4P) is a collaborative effort between the Department of Child and Family Studies and UT Extension Family & Consumer Sciences that link parent educators and parents to each other and to resources.  The website provides tip sheets for parents and a calendar of parenting trainings throughout the state.

KPIRC - The official Parent Information Technical Assistance Center for the state of Kansas

National Coalition of ESEA Title I Parents, Inc.

The National Institute for Literacy

National Network of Partnership Schools - Provides NNPS members with updated information, research results, and ideas for action from the NNPS staff and members across the country. The site also informs prospective members about NNPS approaches, benefits, and services.

NCPIE - Advocates the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and fosters relationships between home, school, and community.

The PACER Center - Nonprofit organization for families of children and adults with disabilities. The site includes newsletters, articles and legislative information.

PAT (Parents as Teachers) - The PAT Born to Learn model provides information to families regarding age-appropriate child development, assists parents in learning to observe their child’s development, addresses parenting concerns, and engages the family in activities that provide meaningful parent/child interaction and support the child's development. The Minnesota Early Learning Design program (MELD), established in 1973 with a sustained emphasis on culturally competent services, merged with PAT in 2005.

Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee, Inc. (PCAT) is a non-profit agency dedicated to preventing the abuse and neglect of Tennessee's children by working with other organizations and individuals to develop programs, services, and resources.

Read 20 - It is now the mission of the people of Hamilton County to ensure that all children are able to read at or above grade level by the end of third grade. To accomplish this goal, a team of more than 140 citizens and business leaders have created a strategic plan that addresses the challenges we face. The program is called Read 20.

The Strengthening Families National Network provides families, providers and communities with information on policies, programs and practices that transform the systems that help and serve families and children.  Their website is currently in development.

Support and Training for Exceptional Parents

Tennessee Association for Child Care - TACC is an association of private & public agencies and advocates working for excellence in service delivery and promoting the development of professional competency by providing training.  The TACC website provides a calendar of parent and professional trainings and conferences.

Tennessee Department of Education

The Tennessee PTA

Tennessee Releases 2007 State Report Card on Schools

The Vanderbilt Center for Parenting Young Children provides resources to parents of young children (0-7 years).  The Center offers coaching on parents around stress management, behavioral issues, and parenting young children with disabilities.  The center offer their services on a sliding scale and serve Nashville and up to a 30 mile radius.